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With Offence-Appropriate Penalties, State’s Juvenile Justice System on the Right Track, Adelaide Now In South Australia, children and youths under 18 who are charged with criminal offences are dealt with under the Young Offenders Act. Australia is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which requires that the best interests of […]

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